River House Perth Building Project, Western Australia Real Estate, Architecture Photos
River House in Perth
11 Feb 2021
Design: Neil Cownie Architect
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Photos © Rob Frith and Angelita Bonetti
River House in Western Australia
The River House has been an interesting project. It involved Neil Cownie’s immediate clients as well as their parents and children. The primary focus was on multi-generational living. From this brief he designed two separate adjacent houses.
The family have strong UK connections. This influenced the external aesthetics. Neil Cownie’s clients also wanted to embrace the great outdoors of Australia.
That led to a house that was quite conservative yet, also opened up to the outdoors. It connected internal and external spaces with the use of warm materials. It next to the river and the views were all important. Almost every room has river views.
The house design takes advantage of passive solar design, and cross ventilation. The two houses work together through their external spaces. The grandparents have access to their children’s house and grandchildren’s house. They can see the children at play in their cubby house cave just outside their window. They can be in their own house and watch their grandchildren at play.
The house has inbuilt versatility. As the children grow their needs change. The house has been able to adapt and ebb and flow with these different changes. It’s designed to do that. Having the grandparents next door is great for making sure that they are okay and then visa versa. The grandparents help out with the children. It’s great family multi-generational living.
Both households have overseas guests. The house responds to that as well as the guest accommodation is separate to the main house. Their guests could come and go and live independently for longer periods if they wish.
The clients are happy with the way the house design maximises winter sun in and keeps the summer sun out. Cross-ventilation and then the access to the river and the views has been quite a benefit to the house.
Accolades
River house has received the following accolades:
• Finalist in the 2016 Good Design Australia Awards, ‘Residential Interior’ category
• Finalist in the 2016 Good Design Australia Awards, ‘Residential Architecture’ category
River House in Perth – Building Information
Architecture, Interior Design & Furniture selection: Neil Cownie Architect
Completion date: 2015
Building levels: 3
Photography © Rob Frith and Angelita Bonetti
River House in Perth images / information received 110221 from Neil Cownie Architect
Location: Perth, Western Australia
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